‘Loyal Sportman’ kick off with ‘Open Night’ at Barry Masonic Hall
An “Open Evening” hosted by Loyal Sportsman Lodge is being held at the Barry Masonic Hall, Broad St, on Friday, June 24, 2016.
Freemasonry
Freemasonry consists of fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons, which from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients. The degrees of freemasonry retain the three grades of medieval craft guilds, those of Apprentice, Journeyman or fellow (now called Fellowcraft), and Master Mason. These are the degrees offered by Craft (or Blue Lodge) Freemasonry. Members of these organisations are known as Freemasons or Masons. There are additional degrees, which vary with locality and jurisdiction, and are usually administered by different bodies than the craft degrees.
The basic, local organisational unit of Freemasonry is the Lodge. The Lodges are usually supervised and governed at the regional level (usually coterminous with either a state, province, or national border) by a Grand Lodge or Grand Orient. There is no international, world-wide Grand Lodge that supervises all of Freemasonry; each Grand Lodge is independent, and they do not necessarily recognise each other as being legitimate.
De Vere Lodge – Unique Celebration?
Unique Celebration? Two members of De Vere Lodge No 1794 recently celebrated 50 year membership in Freemasonry.
At one time the Dionysians referred to themselves as Sons of Solomon
At one time the Dionysians referred to themselves as Sons of Solomon, and one of the most important of their symbols was the Seal of Solomon–two interlaced triangles
Masons’ Marks of Lodge “Operative” No. 140
MASON’s MARKS.—In some of the, earlier numbers of A.Q.C. and in those recently issued, contributions on “Masons’ marks” have been printed. On looking over the minute book of Lodge “Operative,” No. 140 S.C. (the history of which I wrote some months ago), there is a list of “The Mark Masters and their Marks,” dated 1776 et seq
An American Masonic Crisis
THE sombre side of history also serves its purpose, for it brings into sharp relief the high lights which would otherwise stand upon the horizon of past events without a distinguishing contrast. The story of Freemasonry is no exception, and is incomplete without a recital of the opposition directed against the institution by political and ecclesiastical adversaries
German fayence blue and white pewter Masonic Tankard
A German fayence blue and white pewter-mounted tankard and hinged cover (Fayencekrug) of Mining/Masonic interest , third quarter 18th century, decorated with arms supported by two bearers and surmounted with a crown and eye
Granville Lodge members attend charity presentation day
THE Freemasons of Cornwall held their annual Provincial Charity Presentation Day at Newquay recently where £43,192 was donated to over 30 organisations.
A model of King Solomon’s Temple
T is not a little remarkable that the two cardinal epochs in English Freemasonry were associated with the appearance in London of Models of the Temple of Jerusalem. At the first epoch, that of the Revival of Freemasonry, the Model ascribed to Councillor Schott had arrived in London, and was on exhibition in 1723 and 1730
Donald W. Monson December 10, 1934 – June 5, 2016
The Reverend Donald W. Monson, a retired priest of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona passed from this world to be with his Lord on June 5, 2016